September 2008

Like the title says it’s a lazy Sunday. I’m home alone enjoying some well needed rest and relaxation.

Mum’s monthly review didn’t go very well Thursday. The cancer is active and there’s also quite a large tuma crushing down on a valve restricting oxygen from getting into her left lung. Mum’s back in hospital, they admitted her immediately so that they could start radiotherapy and then chemotherapy treatment. We have to wait and see what happens from here but we’re also preparing for the worst case scenario just in case.

I’ve just sat down and organised my coming week’s schedule. It’s booked full with appointments at the hospital on top of a lot of other things that need to be taken care of sooner rather than later so it’s full steam ahead for me. There are a lot of things changing coming up but I will post more about them once they are set in concrete.

Before I forget again here’s a picture of my fridge. I didn’t realise how small ours was until we got out new one, the new one is 519 Litres. We’ll have so much more room which will be an absolute blessing come time to compete. The microwave is still on back order so we should have that in a couple of weeks. It’s a lot better than the one we currently have. Food preparation is of the utmost importance to us so it’s always in the back of our minds when purchasing items for our kitchen. Also our scanpan dutch oven and steamer arrived via courier this week so our collection is almost complete. One more purchase of a roaster pan left.

I’m happily sitting in my office checking out the results from the weekends bodybuilding competitions as well as watching live online 2008 IFBB Olympia Webcast. I can’t wait to see who wins figure. Jenny Lynn or Gina Aliotti could take the title this year, we’ll have to wait and see. Stay tuned for updates.

Also on the agenda for today is to finish watching the rest of my camera dvd. I want as much help as possible in preparation for next weekend at the 2008 INBA Vic Titles. I’m going to be photographing a couple of very good friends of mine, Tim Martin (Open) & Ant Clarke (Masters). Daniel and I are both looking forward to going along and supporting our friends and catching up with a lot of bodybuilding friends. I’ll be posting photos that evening so be sure to check back for them that evening Saturday 4th October 2008.

I think I’ve rambled on enough for today so I’m going to wrap this up so I can watch the olympia webcast. Enjoy what’s left of your Sunday. )

Jo Rogers has launched her newly updated website Style on Stage. If you haven’t checked it out already click on the title, image or link. )

Birth control is a hot topic in the Figure Athlete world. So, what’s the deal? Does it impact progress or not?

Well, as usual, the answer isn’t straightforward. Indeed, my response is typically the dreaded, “It depends.”

Prescription Problems

It’s true that nowadays many women between ages 18 and 30 use oral, indictable, or topical forms of birth control. Interestingly, these hormonal prescriptions aren’t always used exclusively to prevent unwanted pregnancy. In fact, more frequently you see teenage girls being placed on birth control hormones to help regulate menstruation. Heck, some are placed on the pill to help control acne!

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